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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Litter seems to be a part of life on my street. I contribute attribute that to it's frequent use as a through street for both vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Needless to say, while it is kind of annoying, I don't get too frustrated by having to pick up the occasional McDonald's bag in my yard.

However, there is one spot, a stone's throw from my house, that just seems to be prime real estate for slackers who don't care to haul their unwanted furniture to the dump.

It took me staring at one pile for several months and saying to myself, "I wish someone would take care of that," before I realized that I could take care of that (this is not unique, I often take a little longer than most to comprehend certain things). All I had to do was lift a finger... and dial Public Works to report the address and type of material that was dumped (in this case, an old couch and other miscellaneous furniture).

A couple of weeks later, the stuff disappeared. Like magic (albeit, a slow magic). This was a few months ago.

All that to say, I know this situation is not unique to my street. So I wanted to alert those like me who may not have realized how easy it is to report unwelcome piles of trash in your area. The number for Public Works is 615.862.8750. Click here to visit their website. Your pile won't disappear overnight, they send an inspector over to check it out before they send their truck.

By making the call, you can be proud to have contributed to the beautification of your neighborhood. Boo-Ya!

I've been walking around the neighborhood a lot lately, have been pondering a "south nash trash" project of collecting all the trash I pass for a week, month, or some such and making some sort of display of it...